Thursday, August 09, 2012

It's Not the Heat

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I've
been living in Atlanta for seven months now. The question I've been
getting a lot lately is how I'm dealing with the heat. The heat isn't
really a big deal. Believe it or not, Minnesota gets just as hot and
nearly as humid in the summer. The only differences are 1) Summer is
much shorter in Minneapolis and 2) We get breaks in the humidity.

In
Minneapolis, we might have a week or even two of high heat/high
humidity, but then the dew point will plummet from high 60s or low 70s
to the 50s. It only lasts for a couple of days before the dew point
climbs again, but the break is nice. There hasn't been any break in
Atlanta, but with air conditioning, it's really not that big a deal.

What's a big deal for me is the bugs.

I've
had three palmetto bugs in the house now and they freak me out every
time. They're the most enormous bug I've ever seen and they've actually
managed to make centipedes seem preferable--at least in comparison.

The
other thing I'm having trouble with is the time zone change. Still. I'm
not tired when I should go to bed and can't wake up when I'm supposed
to get up. I've been told by people who've switched time zones that it
can take a year to acclimate. I personally think GA should just go to
central time. ;-) I believe this is a major factor in my difficulty in
writing. I'm in a perpetual state of exhaustion.

But
other than those two things (and traffic/commute time) overall, I like
it fine down here. I for darn sure prefer the winters here to the ones
in MN and not having to wear a heavy jacket very often? Complete
awesomeness.